Name:
Charles A. Bein
Rank:
Sergeant
Serial Number:
37111609
Unit:
561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy
Date of Death:
1943-12-20
State:
Iowa
Cemetery:
Cambridge American Cemetery, United Kingdom
Plot:
Tablets of the Missing
Row:
Grave:
Decoration:
Air Medal with 2 Oak Leaf Clusters
Comments:
Charles A. Bein was born on October 17, 1918 in Davenport, Scott County, Iowa. He served in the 561st Bomber Squadron, 388th Bomber Group, Heavy as a Sergeant during World War II. He was declared "Missing in Action" on December 20, 1943 at the age of 25 and is commemorated on the Tablets of the Missing, Cambridge American Cemetery, Cambridge, United Kingdom. Charles was one of the many brave Americans of the 388th Bomber Group who lost their lives in aerial operations against the German forces from June 1943 - August 1945.